Speaking from his home in California, Michael talked with Good Morning America yesterday about his big day, reminisced on his storied career as well as future plans:
On his plans for his big day:
“Just have a little cake with my children and we’ll probably watch some cartoons — before getting right back to work.
Oh boy, that’s a hard one,” he said, before singling out “We Are the World,” “Billie Jean” and “Thriller.”
But Jackson was not content to rest on his laurels, saying, “I am still looking forward to doing a lot of great things.”
He hopes to release new music and tour, though he doesn’t have dates set.
“I am writing all the time,” he said. “I love composing and the whole thing. But I am also raising my children and enjoying it and teaching them to ride bicycles and how to read. I love it.”
Asked if he’d like his two sons and daughter to have the same sort of upbringing as him, he said he’d prefer to let them “enjoy their childhood as much as possible.”
“I let them go to the arcade and go to the movies and do things,” he said. “I want them to get to do the kind of things I didn’t get to do. So, I fill them with a lot of enjoyment that way — a lot of amusement. You know?
“I get pretty emotional when I see them having a wonderful time,” he added, “when they are on a ride and they are screaming and they are happy. … It makes me emotional, ’cause I see they are having a real good time.”
Jackson said his kids “love music … they are very much into the arts,” but that, “I don’t push them.”
Happy Birthday, Mike!
Your thoughts?
HAPPY BDAY MICHAEL J. I WISH U ALL THE BEST OF HEALTH! LOVE YOU AND HOPE BY MIRACLE, I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE U IN PERSON AGAIN. I REMEMBERED (OCT. 8, MY BDAY) WHEN U WERE IN SEOUL, KOREA, SHELLA HOTEL, I HAD THE CHANCE TO TOUCH UR HAND WHILE HANDLING U A RED ROSE. HOPE I’LL BE ABLE TO WATCH U IN CONCERT, PLS COME BACK FOR US, UR FANS. GOD BLESS. ROZ
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL !!! LOVE YA!!!:-*
I Love MJ
happy b-day MJ…..i’m hoping he comes through to the vma’s that would surely make a show lol
Happy Birthday Mike.
The greatest that ever did it!
Happy Bday MJ.. I am a huge fan and always will be.
i wish him well on this momentous occasion. he has had a rough life and his twisted mentality has caused a lot of people a lot of harm but he has brought joy with his talent. here’s to the agony and the ecstasy…
I’m glad he’s getting to have a real childhood vicariously through his kids. It seems the media is actually allowing him some space to raise his kids. Or he’s gotten better at avoiding them.
In any event, I still like painting him in his “Thriller” days.
Peace.
Michael is still the best. I kw he will return and show these little ones why he inspired them to do it in the first place.
Happy Bday Mike, and many more.